Cleaning rod for firearms



Feb. 7, 1939. FRISON 2,146,673

CLEANING ROD FOR FIREARMS Filed Jan. 24, 1958 (7670a Frisone,

INVENTOR BY W% ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 7, 1939 a H 7 125146373 v CIEANING ROD FOR FIREARMS J ohnTrisone, Portsmouth-N H,j-flpplicationJanuary 24, I938; S'iial *No. -186%704 Y ,2 Claims.

"Thisinvention relates to cleaning rods for firearms, and its generalobject'is to provide a' rod that is primarily designed for use 'incleaning rifle barrels withoutfear'or possibility of damaging the barrelor parts of the rifle adjacent theretofo'nthe"ha1id"-of-the user, inthat the rod not only includes a handle that can be firmly gripped, butalso guard means of absorbent flexible material, to prevent the handlefrom striking the barrel and adjacent parts, or the hand of the usercoming in contact therewith.

Another object is to provide a cleaning rod that is made up of aplurality of detachably connected sections; with the outermost sectionhaving a slot therein to receive a cleaning pad or the like.

A still further object is to provide a cleaning rod of the character setforth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, andextremely efiicient in use and service.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure l is a view of the cleaning rod which forms the subject matter ofthe present invention with parts broken away and in section.

Figure 2 is an end view thereof.

Referring to the drawing in detail, it will be noted that my rod is madeup of a plurality of sections, there being three sections shown, namely,a handle section I, an intermediate section 2, and an end section 3.However, any number of sections may be employed, and in any event thesections are detachably connected to provide the rod. In the form asshown, the end section 3 is provided with a threaded stud 4 formed onthe inner end thereof, to be threadedly received in a socket in one endof the intermediate section, and the opposite end of the intermediatesection has a like stud formed thereon to be received in a like socketin the handle section I.

The handle section is bent to provide a handle 5 of substantiallyrectangular formation, in that it includes relatively short parallelupper and lower portions 6 and a relatively long portion 1 which isdisposed parallel with the body of 55 the handle section, as shown, andthe inner end ofthelower-fportion 6 is disposed in abutting con-tactwiththe body.

Iheend sect-ionf3 terminates in a flattened outer-'"eridmortion:8,--'-=and the flattened portion -has awslot' ll therethrou'gh' andextending longitudi-na'zllythereof The slot-provides an eye which is ofcourse for the purpose of receiving a cleaning rag, wad or the like, andthe end section merges into the flattened outer end portion in inwardlytapered formation, to reduce the end section accordingly as at H), toprovide a rag or wad receiving space, as will be apparent.

Mounted on the handle section and surrounding the same, for disposal inengagement with the lower portion 6 of the handle, is a relatively thickdisk I I preferably formed from felt or other like absorbent material,or a composite disk of felt and rubber may be used, with the rubberportion thereof uppermost to contact the handle. In any event, the diskis preferably adhesively secured to the handle section, so as to be heldfixed thereon in the position shown. The disk provides a guard toprevent the handle from striking the barrel and adjacent parts of thefirearm, when the rod is in use, as will be apparent, and of course thedisk also prevents the hand of the user from contacting the barrel andadjacent parts, thereby preventing injury to the hand. Damage to thefirearms as well as in-.

jury to the hand is materially reduced, due to the shape of the handle,as the shape makes it possible for the user to firmly grip the handle,therefore slippage of the hand therefrom is reduced to a minimum.

While I have illustrated a sectional rod, it will of course beunderstood that the rod may be made in one piece, but in any event thehandle 5 is provided, together with the disk at the juncture of thehandle with the remaining portion of the rod, and the outer end of therod is reduced and flattened with the slot in the flattened portion, asin the form shown.

While my rod can be used for cleaning the barrels of any type offirearm, it is primarily designed for use in cleaning the barrels ofrifles from the breech end thereof, but of course can be inserted ineither end of the barrel for cleaning the same. However, it is a wellknown fact that rifles should always be cleaned from the breech, toavoid possible damage to the rifling at the muzzle, and my rod can beused accordingly with utmost efliciency and without injury to the useror damage to the rifle as previously set forth.

While the rod can be made from any material, the portion thereof to beinserted within the barrel is preferably made from soft metal, such asbrass, so as to prevent damage to the rifling of the barrel. In the formas shown, the intermediate section 2 and end section 3 are preferablyformed from brass while the handled section may be formed or made fromsteel or other similar metal.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is: r

l. A cleaning rod for insertion through the breech ends of barrels offirearms, comprising a rod, one end of which is provided with a handleand the opposite end with means for carrying a cleaning element, saidhandle consisting of a portion in axial alignment with'saidrod, portionsextending laterally to one side only of said aligned portion, and a handgripping portion extending parallel to said aligned portion, saidparallel portion being connected to the aligned portion by at least oneof the laterally extending portions, and a guard carried on the rod andconsisting of a relatively thick disk of absorbent material through thecenter of which the said rod extends, the disk snugly engaging the rodand abutting the handle.

2. A cleaning rod for insertion through the breech ends of barrels offirearms, comprising a rod composed of a plurality of detachably coupledsections of which the terminal sections are respectively provided with ahandle and means for carrying a cleaning element, said handle consistingof a portion in axial alignment with the handled section, portionsextending laterally to one side only of said aligned portion, and a handgripping portion extending parallel to said aligned portion, saidparallel portion being connected to the axially aligned portion by atleast one of the laterally extending portions and a guard carried on thehandled section and consisting of a relatively thick disk of absorbentmaterial through the center of which the said section extends, the disksnugly engaging said section and abutting the handle.

JOHN FRISONE.

